Accumulation of total mercury and methylmercury in rice plants collected from different mining areas in China
Accumulation of total mercury and methylmercury in rice plants collected from different mining areas in China
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我国不同矿区水稻植株中总汞和甲基汞的累积量
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2013.08.030
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
影响因子:
8.9
通讯作者:
Jiang, Gui-bin
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作者:
Meng, Mei;Li, Bing;Jiang, Gui-bin
A total of 155 rice plants were collected from ten mining areas in three provinces of China (Hunan, Guizhou and Guangdong), where most of mercury (Hg) mining takes place in China. During the harvest season, whole rice plants were sampled and divided into root, stalk 82 leaf, husk and seed (brown rice), together with soil from root zone. Although the degree of Hg contamination varied significantly among different mining areas, rice seed showed the highest ability for methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation. Both concentrations of total mercury (THg) and MeHg in rice plants were significantly correlated with Hg levels in soil, indicating soil is still an important source for both inorganic mercury (IHg) and MeHg in rice plants. The obvious discrepancy between the distribution patterns of THg and MeHg reflected different pathways of IHg and MeHg accumulation. Water soluble Hg may play more important role in MeHg accumulation in rice plants. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.